- Elevation, modelled
- 1,699 m
- Tallest summit within 24.3 miles
- Legault Mountain2,757 m · 23.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway17.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 39.6445, -104.8472
Smoky Hill Group Picnic Site is a picnic site in Colorado, at a modelled 1,699 m. Legault Mountain stands 2,757 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Swim Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 18 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Smoky Hill Group Picnic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legault Mountain | WSW 251° | 2,757 m | 23.5 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | WSW 256° | 2,711 m | 22.8 mi |
| Crow Hill | WSW 249° | 2,638 m | 22.7 mi |
| Huebner Peak | WSW 245° | 2,633 m | 22.3 mi |
| Bear Mountain | W 267° | 2,630 m | 23.6 mi |
| High Peak | WSW 248° | 2,611 m | 22.0 mi |
| Independence Mountain | W 268° | 2,539 m | 23.9 mi |
| Sampson Mountain | WSW 243° | 2,524 m | 21.4 mi |
- 17.8 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Denver Basin Overlook · 18 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 19 mi
- Front Range Overlook · 19 mi
- Jumbo Tron · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cherry Creek State Park Campground: 0.6 mi
- Kennedy Ballfields Complex: 0.9 mi
- Cherry Creek State Park: 1.1 mi
- Carson Park: 1.3 mi
- Kennedy Park Soccer Complex: 1.5 mi
- Bike Jump: 1.4 mi
- MTB Feature: 1.7 mi
- Boeing B-52B: 5.8 mi
- Pirates Cove Family Fun Aquatic Center: 8.4 mi
- Denver Botanic Gardens: 8.5 mi
- Ornamental Lion: 1.6 mi
- Waterfalls: 1.6 mi
- MILE HIGH: 1.7 mi
- Figure: 1.8 mi
- Nature: 2.6 mi
- Babi Yar Memorial: 2.0 mi
- George Mackenzie Wallace: 2.5 mi
- Denver Tech Center: 3.2 mi
- Ride Safely In Memory of: 3.8 mi
- Please Drive Safely in Memory of Justin Edwards Gonzales: 4.0 mi
- Native Grasses Restoration Study Area: 3.0 mi
- Willow Springs Open Space: 5.5 mi
- Wildcat Natural Area: 7.0 mi
- Wildcat Natural Area: 7.1 mi
- Wildcat Natural Area: 7.1 mi
- Rain Garden: 3.1 mi
- Rock Garden: 3.3 mi
- Rose Garden Plaza: 3.5 mi
- Aurora Demonstration Garden: 4.9 mi
- community garden: 5.8 mi
- Ruby Hill: 8.9 mi
- Highlands Point: 10.9 mi
- Rebel Hill: 12.6 mi
- Racoon Knob: 14.0 mi
- Cherokee Mountain: 14.3 mi
- Aurora History Museum: 5.0 mi
- Wings Over The Rockies Exploration of Flight: 5.3 mi
- Mizel Museum: 5.8 mi
- Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum: 5.9 mi
- Colorado Grange Museum: 6.0 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 3.6 mi
- Good Times: 3.7 mi
- Unity Gateway: 5.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 0.2 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 0.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 9.4 mi
- Boat Beach: 9.5 mi
- Scuba Beach: 10.4 mi
- Wildcat Point: 12.5 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 18.5 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 19.1 mi
- The East Quarry: 21.0 mi
- Mount Vernon: 19.5 mi
- Arapahoe: 19.8 mi
- Lee Gulch: 9.1 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 19.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cherry Creek DAM, 2 mi away.
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